FREMONT — After multiple lead changes since last Tuesday’s election, Councilwoman Teresa Cox has a slight edge over challenger Raymond Liu for Fremont’s District 6 seat, according to the latest election results.
Cox, a former Ohlone Community College District Board trustee, had 2,842 votes or 50.55% compared to Liu’s 2,780 or 49.45%, Monday’s results showed.
In an interview Monday evening, Cox said that she is “prayerful” that her lead will hold, adding that she is “grateful” to all her supporters. Liu did not respond to a request for comment.
Liu, 27, received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from University of California, Davis in 2019, after attending Ohlone Community College.
He campaigned as a chance to “restore integrity and accountability” to the city’s government in the wake of a scandal involving former City Manager Mark Danaj. Earlier this year, Danaj pled guilty to felony obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay Fremont back nearly $317,000, largely to reimburse the city for a severance check he received while leaving his job in 2021 under a thick legal cloud.
Liu wrote in his candidate statement that “the rising homeless population is a stark indictment of the current council’s failed policies and lack of effective leadership.”
“Fremont deserves better,” he said.
Cox brings with her the last four years of experience on council, first taking office at the end of 2020, after serving multiple terms on the community college board.
Cox, who has a degree in nuclear engineering from Northwestern University, has championed public safety and points to her efforts in clearing dozens of homeless encampments around Hirsch and Horner schools and near Irvington Community Park.
